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Are we on the brink of ‘all out war’ in the Middle East?
Events have moved on fast since Labour conference with the mounting prospect of ‘all out war’ in the Middle East. This comes after reports that Israel are preparing a ground invasion of Lebanon to pu…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Michael Gove is the new editor of The Spectator
We've had quite the day at 22 Old Queen Street. All Westminster politics seem small in comparison to the news that Fraser Nelson will step down as editor of this publication, with Michael Gove taking…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
What did we learn from Keir Starmer's speech?
Sir Keir Starmer has declared 'change has begun' in Liverpool. He defended the cuts to the winter fuel payments, announced a Hillsborough Law, and saw off a heckler. But did we learn anything from th…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Who was the real audience for Rachel Reeves’s speech?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has just finished her speech at Labour conference. After a brief interruption by hecklers, she addressed austerity, the pandemic, and winter fuel payments. How was the speech…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Is Labour going through its own Partygate?
Labour's first party conference since entering government has opened under the shadow of the 'Frockgate' scandal. James Heale and Katy Balls report from Liverpool on what the mood is like – and the b…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 22/09/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows.
The Labour conference begins with the party’s honeymoon period seemingly over. Angela Rayner says Labour are being transpare…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Will Starmer clash with the unions?
It's easy enough to keep both business and the unions on side when you are vague about your policies – and when your opponent is messing up so badly. That was Labour's position going into the electio…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Farage's next move
Party conference season continues as Reform UK’s kicks off today in Birmingham. Katy Balls has been at the NEC hearing from Richard Tice, Lee Anderson and leader Nigel Farage, amongst others. What’s …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
What the Sue Gray row is really about
It's been a sticky week for Labour. Whilst they will have hoped to spend the run up to this weekend's conference talking about the policy wins of their first 100 days in power, Labour MPs are instead…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Should Labour ditch the ‘doom and gloom’ narrative?
We have some new inflation figures today. Inflation rose 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to August. This is pretty much in line with the Bank of England's target and should be good news for Labour, so …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago